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An airman helps a "new recruit" with his fire hat during Operation Hero at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 22, 2017. The mock deployment was created to give military children a glimpse of what their loved ones go through when they leave home. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

Operation Hero

An airman helps a "new recruit" with his fire hat during Operation Hero at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 22, 2017. The mock deployment was created to give military children a glimpse of what their loved ones go through when they leave home. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

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